The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-21
THE CENTENNIAL
President Cleveland Reviews Parade Of
Thirty Thousand Seldisr'.
Escorttd TO the Reviewing Staud-rhe
Parade of Military.

PHILADELPHIA, September 16.-The Pres.
ident was not allowed to sleep very late
| this morning. for the day was packed full
| of incidents for him, and he had to start
out betimes. His escort, the First City
troop of cavalry under Captain Gruob,
reached The Lafayette hotel long before 8
| o'clock, and in few moments the COM
mittee of the Commercial Exchange drove
up in barouches and paid their respects to
| the President. Chairman Thomas M.
| Thompson and B. Z. Jamison were already
there, and In a few moments Mr.. Cleveland
| was ready for his first public duty of the
dsy-the reception at the Commercial Elk.
| change. The City troop cleared passage
for the party, and Mr.. Cleveland, leaning
| on the arms of Messrs. Thompson and
Jamison, entered the carriage waiting for
! him. The members OF the committee fol-
| lowed, and in q few moments the party
Was gathering down Chestnut street. at
| II e custom house the inspectors and other
employees we're drawn up in line and were
| reviewed by the President. The streets
were almost impossible, and when the ex-
| change, which is located on Second street,
| above Walnut, was reached, 1t took all the
| efforts of the soldiers to clear a way into the
| building. In the meantime the members
of the Commercial, Stock. Drug, Grocers
and Importers, Maritime. Petroleum, Lum.
/
the Board of Trade, had assembled IN the
large hall on the third floor, and were lis
teniDg to the strains OF the Weccacee
Legion band. The arrival of the Presiden-
tial party was the signal for repeated
| cheering.
| NIB CLEvELAND's ADDRESS.
| President Comfy, of the Commercial Ex-
| change, then introduced tie President,
| who said: II am glad to have an oppor-
tuniiy to meet so large representation of
| tie business men of Philadelphia. It is
| well that we should not entirely forget in
the midst of our centennial Jubilee that
tho aim and purpose of good government
| tend after all to the advancement of the
material interests of the people aud the in'
crease Of their trade and commerce. The
| thought has sometimes occurred to me
| that IN the hurry and rush of business
there might well be infused little more
patriotism than we are wont to see, and a
little more recognition of the fact that q
wholesome political sentiment is clearly
relsted not only to the general good bat
| to the general success of business.
OF course our citizens engaged in bust
ness are quick to zee the bearing of any
policy which the Government may adopt,
as it affects their personal success and
their accumulation, but | would like to
see that broad and patriotic sentiment
among them which can see beyond their
peculiar personal interests aud which can
recognize that the advancement
Of the for entire which, country they m an
well strive, even sometimes
to the dimunition of their constantly in.
creasiDg profits. Must we always look for
the political opinions OF our business men
precisely where they suppose their imme-
date pecuniary advantage is found? 1
know how vain it is to hope for the eradi-
| Il IL l.. Ill e
life; but am reminded that we celebrate
to-day the triumph Of patriotism over
selfishness. Will any one say the conces.
sions of the constitution were not well
made, or that we are not to-day in full en-
joyment Of the blessings resulting from q
due regard for all the conflicting interests
ref resented by the different States which
were united hundred years ago2
| believe the complete benefits promised
to the people by our form of government
can only be secured by an exercise OF the
same spirit OF liberation for each others
rights and interests in which IL had its
birth, This spirit will prevail when the
business men of the country cultivate po-
itlcal thought; when they cease to eschew
participation in political action, and when
such thought and action are guided by bet
ter motives than by purely selfish and ex-
elusive benefit. 1 am of the opinion that
there is no place in the country where
such condition can be so properly and
successfully maintained as here, among
the enlightened and enterprising business
MIN OF Philadelphia.
After his speech, Mr.. Cleveland an
nounced himself as being ready to meet
the gentlemen present, and one by one
they walked up the steps OF the rostrum
and grasped his hand, and then shook
hands with Secretaries Bayard and FAIR.
child, ex-President Hays, Gov. Beaver,
Mayor Filter, A. J. Drexel and George w.
unilos who tP received with him AtseT the
the reviewing stand at Broad aad Walnut
streets to witness the military parade.
Broad street from end to end presented
sight never TO be forgotten. The raj.
ment of the ladies and children lent q
pretty effect to the picture and with the
clear sky, the wide street, the handsome
uniforms OF the military and police it was
10 OVERLOOKING. On the reviewing stand
there was a congregation of distinguished
: visitors. Among them were: Governor;
Biggs, Of Delaware; Green, of New Jersey
Sawyer, of New Hampshire; Larrabee, Of
lows; Hughes, of Arkansas; Gordon, ol
Georgia; Buckner. of Kentucky; Thayel
of Nebraska; Scales, of North Carolina
Wilson, of West Virginia. Lloyd, Of
Maryland; Hill, Of New York; Louns
berry, of Connecticut; Beaver, of Penn
| sylvania; and Senator Ingalls,, of Kan
sas.
AT THE REVIEWING STAND.
at IL O'Clock the City Troop of cavalry
came down Broad street, escorting Presl-
dent CleYeland, who occupied an open
barouche with Thomas II. Thompson
Chairman of the committees on the recep
ton Of distinguished guests and Mayor
Edwin Filter. Behind them came car
riage with Secretary of State Bayard
, George W. Childs, Secretary Fairchild and
Amos r. Little. Other carriages followed
with distinguished guests, among the N
was Rutherford B. Hayes. When the line
reached the reviewing stand the Presidents
carriage halted and as he alighted to take
his place on the reviewing balcony of the
= grand stand, the cavalry men stood fright
! about face" and saluted him.
! There was continuous round OF cheers
! as the President rode by and he DO we'd his
, acknowledgements of the compliment 81
as he passed esch stand. After salutiDl
. the President, the City Troop proceeded
! down Broad street to take its place in TIT
procession.
,, Just behind the President, the venersbl,
Hannibal Hamlin walked arm IN arm will
Thomas Donaldson to their places on tn
! stand. Then in came Gov. Hill and stat
of New York. All of them were the recip
, tents of round after round of applause.